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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 231498" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>When I was four years old, I was scared of bandages, then nosebleeds. I was convinced I'd die if I had one. Then stomach aches freaked me out at age eight. I started moving on to stuff like brain tumors, cancer, and other stuff around 11. I needed my SSRI antidepressant to stop the obsessing over my health. I was horrible. That's what helped me. I don't really recomment SSRI's for kids--they can actually make you worse rather than better, but Paxil really hit the spot for me. Now I rarely worry about my health, but that's only since the Paxil fifteen years ago. I shudder to remember life without it. Of course, I had horrible anxiety problems besides my own health too--and a mood disorder. But I wanted to tell you that the right medication did wonders for me. The type of therapy that is supposed to work best for people with things like hypochondriasis is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I love that therapy. It's the only kind that ever worked for me. I don't k now how they would scale that down for kids, but it was extremely helpful for my anxiety before I was put on the Paxil. Good luck to you and your precious little one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 231498, member: 1550"] When I was four years old, I was scared of bandages, then nosebleeds. I was convinced I'd die if I had one. Then stomach aches freaked me out at age eight. I started moving on to stuff like brain tumors, cancer, and other stuff around 11. I needed my SSRI antidepressant to stop the obsessing over my health. I was horrible. That's what helped me. I don't really recomment SSRI's for kids--they can actually make you worse rather than better, but Paxil really hit the spot for me. Now I rarely worry about my health, but that's only since the Paxil fifteen years ago. I shudder to remember life without it. Of course, I had horrible anxiety problems besides my own health too--and a mood disorder. But I wanted to tell you that the right medication did wonders for me. The type of therapy that is supposed to work best for people with things like hypochondriasis is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I love that therapy. It's the only kind that ever worked for me. I don't k now how they would scale that down for kids, but it was extremely helpful for my anxiety before I was put on the Paxil. Good luck to you and your precious little one. [/QUOTE]
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